Equipment

GE Power and shipbuilder Fincantieri are to develop an emission control system for cruise vessels to enable compliance with IMO’s 0.5% cap on fuel sulphur, due to enter force in 2020.

Germany-headquartered IMES has developed a two-stroke combustion sensor for continuous cylinder pressure measurement on two-stroke marine diesel engines.

A fuel injection system currently under development promises to challenge the dominance of common rail technology by providing a simple and fuel efficient alternative, writes Dag Pike.

Omer Raoof, business line leader for oil and gas, Precision Polymer Engineering, looks at the challenges that Tier III NOx limits present for sealing systems in marine diesel engines.

Lithium-ion energy storage systems supplier, Plan B Energy Storage (PBES), is launching a new Harpoon battery product line which promises to drive faster ROI on marine batteries.

Scandlines’ new hybrid ferries ‘Berlin’ and ‘Copenhagen’ are to employ an innovative treatment that will simplify the disposal of water used by their scrubbers to remove sulphur from exhaust.

Eltorque is working to bring next generation failsafe valve actuators to the market which it says will guarantee full functionality in the event of power or signal loss.

Finland-headquartered The Switch has delivered its first ever DC-Hub to Wightlink in the UK for installation into its new flagship diesel electric hybrid ferry.

Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) has unveiled what it calls a ‘game-changing’ marine battery innovation which can achieve greatly enhance vessel lifecycle value.